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• Australian crypto shopping surges, but so do banking blocks: Survey
  Online shopping was the leading real-world use case for crypto among Australians, followed by paying for services such as freelancing and video game purchases.More Australians reported using cryptocurrency to pay for goods and services in 2026 compared to the year before, but banking friction has continued to weigh on crypto users, according to a new […]
• Key US senator eyes breakthrough for stalled crypto bill this week
  The Senate Banking Committee has been looking to advance its crypto market structure bill since postponing a markup in January.US Senator Tim Scott says he expects a possible compromise this week on a stablecoin yield payments provision that has stalled a crypto market structure bill in the Senate.“I believe that this week we will have […]
• Bitcoin inflows to exchanges spike as BTC hits resistance at $75K
  Spikes in large deposits to exchanges have been associated with increased selling pressure, according to analysts at CryptoQuant.Centralized crypto exchanges recorded a spike in hourly Bitcoin inflows on Monday as the crypto market rallied, with one analyst warning it could signal selling pressure. Hourly Bitcoin flows into exchanges spiked to 6,100 BTC on March 16, the […]
• Trump memecoin whales pile in ahead of Mar-a-Lago gala
  CoinCarp data shows over 91% of TRUMP supply is concentrated in the top 10 wallets, and 97% is held by the top 100 wallets.The number of whale wallets holding more than one million TRUMP tokens tied to US President Donald Trump has surged to a five-month high after announcing a luncheon at his Florida home […]
• Meta to shutter Horizon Worlds metaverse on VR in favor of mobile
  Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is dropping VR support for its flagship metaverse world, which it launched in 2021 as part of the company's big gamble on virtual worlds.Meta Platforms will shut down its Horizon Worlds metaverse for virtual reality users in June, pivoting to a mobile-only experience as it retreats from the aggressive metaverse push it […]
• Coin Center urges SEC to prioritize rulemaking over no-action letters
  The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit cryptocurrency policy think tank argued that no-action letters within the crypto industry lead to fragmentation and uneven treatment.Crypto lobby group Coin Center has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission to stop addressing individual crypto cases reactively and instead start setting clear rules.“Individualized relief can provide short-term clarity, but it risks […]
• SEC chair Paul Atkins floats ‘safe harbor’ exemptions for crypto
  SEC chair Paul Atkins says the regulator should review giving a range of exemptions to crypto companies to allow “bespoke pathways” to raise money.US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins says the agency should consider a “safe harbor proposal” to give crypto companies and some tokens a regulatory carveout.Atkins said in remarks at a […]